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What is Inventory? Examples, Types, Techniques

Unleashed

Inventory is often the largest current asset in a business. Before you develop an effective inventory management strategy you need to understand what inventory is, its various types, and how it works in a business. What is inventory? Inventory is the stock of goods and materials currently owned by a business.

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Seven Misconceptions on Managing Inventory in a Market-Driven World

Supply Chain Shaman

When it comes to the management of inventory in value chains, frustration abounds. Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” The supply chain is a complex system with increasing complexity.

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Now or Never: Why Supply Chain Sustainability is Non-Negotiable in 2022

Locus

What is also real is the impact it has on supply chains. In fact, it will not be a stretch to say that climate change is currently the biggest threat that global supply chains are facing today and is responsible for shortages and disruptions in several industries. Three stages of building a sustainable supply chain.

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Bringing Order to Chaos: Last-Mile Delivery Costs and How to Reduce Them

Locus

Say you purchase your coveted gadget online, eagerly tracking its journey from warehouse to your welcoming hands. Customer satisfaction and keeping costs in check rests on optimal last-mile delivery operations. In 2021, a wide range of major product categories saw online purchase returns, with rates varying from 8% to 88%.

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How the Supply Chain Can Thrive in the Face of Natural Disasters

Material Handling & Logistics

As climate change drives up the regularity of natural disasters, supply chains must rely on real time data to thrive. . . . . More devastation from different natural disasters seems to have been reported in the last year than we’re typically used to seeing. Supply Chains at Risk. Graham Parker. .

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Podcast: the Daniel Stanton Interview

Requis

In episode 2 of our new podcast, Supply Chain Next, we were fortunate enough to get an interview with Daniel Stanton. He is a LinkedIn Learning Instructor and the author of Supply Chain Management For Dummies. He is also a graduate of the Supply Chain Management program at MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics.

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Podcast: the Daniel Stanton Interview

Requis

In episode 2 of our new podcast, Supply Chain Next, we were fortunate enough to get an interview with Daniel Stanton. He is a LinkedIn Learning Instructor and the author of Supply Chain Management For Dummies. He is also a graduate of the Supply Chain Management program at MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics.